IRC IRENE 2000 A TOOL FOR SMEs TRANSNATIONAL OPERATIONS LARA DIPACE Marketing & International Relations AREA Science Park - Trieste (I)

AREA Science Park Basovizza AREA Science Park Padriciano 72 PRIs, R&D Centres, and Knowledge-based Companies 1600 researchers, technicians and service staff Turnover (2002) from development and sale of research, technologies and services: ~ EUR 130 million Extent: 55 hectares Facilites: 68,200 sqm of equipped laboratories, offices and services Facilities under construction ( ): sqm Future development plans (2006 – 2014): sqm

What is an IRC? A Regional Centre providing services to local companies and research centres to support innovation diffusion and technology transfer all over Europe

68 IRCs with almost 250 offices in 31 European countries The current IRC Network (FP5)

AREOSPACEAGROFOODAUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE NANO & MICRO TECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTFISH TECHNOLOGIESWOOD RENEWABLE ENERGY ICTMARINEMATERIALSMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IRC network - Thematic Groups

IRC IRENE 2000 Trieste Venezia Ancona Trento Bologna ENEA ASTER Veneto Innovazione Marche Innovation Training Centro Tecnofin Servizi AREA Science Park

uImprove co-operation between research and industry exploiting research results uMake available to industries the ready to use technologies uRaise industries competitiveness trough technology transfer initiatives IRC IRENE 2000-The tasks

Signposting EOIs in external TT profiles Meetings with matches EOIs in local TT profiles Assistance Matches Agreements Negotiations Partnership Building Technology profiles published Contact Awareness AwarenessRaising New clients Innovation & Technology Transfer Process

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Regional Centre for IP documentation 3 operative offices in the Region 4AREA Science Park, Trieste; Gorizia; Spilimbergo (UD) 420 PatLib Centres in Italy 4150 in Europe Services 4The complete documentation of EPO from 1978 to date (about CDROM): 4State of the art 4Priorities Free of charge for the regional companies PatLib

IRC IRENE 2000 AREA ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2003 Key facts 248 regional clients 97 company visits 47 TO/TR processed 20 TT Matches reached 3 Negotiations reached 2 TTT Agreements reached Events TriCo Styria Graz 2002 on City Technologies (Graz, ) HELECO (Athens, ) T hematic working table initiative on FP6 (Trieste, 26/ ) BIOCASA Innovation Show (Trieste, 11/ ) TriCo Trieste 2003 on ICT (Trieste, ) ENTSORGA (Cologne, 25/ )

TTT Success Stories - case 1 Project title: Dynamical thermo photovoltaic system Technology sector: renewable energy Partners:IBE SL, Spain (Developer) LABOR SRL, Italy (Recipient) IRC involved IRC IRENE 2000 TechnologyThe system allows to capture solar radiation over coverings and walls of buildings, achieving generation of thermal and electrical energy, usable for ambient conditioning and elecricity production when coupled with Silicon PV cells Agreement Non exclusive right and license to use the Dynamical thermo photovoltaic system in Italy with technical assistance

TTT Success Stories - case 2 Project title: A long-life, ready to use liquid feed for piglets Technology sector: agro-food Partners LUSETTI INTEGRATORI Srl, Italy (Developer) EUROTECH, France (Recipient) IRCs involved IRC IRENE 2000; IRC ATLANTIQUE/ BRETAGNE INNOVATION AgreementCommercial agreement with technical assistance & technical collaboration for product improvement & adaptation to the French market requirements TechnologySpecial liquid feed for just born piglets able to ensure a trouble-free weaning,protecting them from gastro-intestinal deseases

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